This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Abu Hamza Abdul Khaliq Siddiqi's book Sahi Fazail-e-Amaal.
The deeds and their virtues mentioned on the previous pages have been explained through the Holy Quran and authentic Hadiths. Allah Almighty and His Messenger ﷺ have explained them so that people may act upon them and become deserving of worldly and hereafter rewards and blessings, which are insignificant compared to all the blessings of this world. The servants of Allah become the inheritors of it, and that is Paradise. A brief introduction is given because it contains such blessings that not only seeing but even imagining them in any heart has never occurred.
◈ Different Names of Paradise:
⋆ جنت عدن
⋆ جنت النعيم
⋆جنت الماوى
⋆جنت الخلد
⋆جنت الفردوس
⋆ دار السلام
⋆دار المقامة
⋆دار الحيون
⋆مقام أمين
⋆مقعد صدق
⋆دار المتقين
⋆دار القرار
⋆دار الآخرة
◈ Greeting of Allah:
لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ ﴿٥٧﴾ سَلَامٌ قَوْلًا مِّن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ ﴿٥٨﴾
For them in Paradise will be every kind of fruit, and whatever they request besides that. They will be greeted with peace from the Merciful Lord.
Reference: (36-Ya-Sin:57, 58)
◈ Greeting of the Angels:
وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن كُلِّ بَابٍ ﴿٢٣﴾ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُم بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ ۚ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ ﴿٢٤﴾
And the angels will enter upon them from every gate (of Paradise) and say, "Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured. And excellent is the final home."
Reference: (13-Al-Ra'd:23,24)
﴿الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ ۙ يَقُولُونَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ﴾
(When the righteous) are taken by the angels (at death), they say, "Peace be upon you; enter Paradise for what you used to do."
Reference: (16-An-Nahl:32)
﴿وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوهَا خَالِدِينَ﴾
And the guardians of Paradise will say to them, "Peace be upon you; stay securely." And they will enter Paradise forever.
Reference: (39-Az-Zumar:73)
◈ The greeting of peace among the people of Paradise:
﴿وَأُدْخِلَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ تَحِيَّتُهُمْ فِيهَا سَلَامٌ﴾
"Those will enter who believed and did righteous deeds, they will abide therein forever. They will have whatever they wish with their Lord. That is the reward of the doers of good.
Their greeting therein will be, 'Peace!'
Reference: (14-Ibrahim:23)
﴿دَعْوَاهُمْ فِيهَا سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَتَحِيَّتُهُمْ فِيهَا سَلَامٌ ۚ وَآخِرُ دَعْوَاهُمْ أَنِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ﴾
Their call therein will be, 'Glory be to Allah,' and their greeting therein will be, 'Peace,' and the last of their call will be, 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.'"
Reference: (10-Yunus:10)
◈ The Pleasure and Approval of Allah:
﴿يُبَشِّرُهُمْ رَبُّهُم بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنْهُ وَرِضْوَانٍ وَجَنَّاتٍ لَّهُمْ فِيهَا نَعِيمٌ مُّقِيمٌ﴾
"He gives them glad tidings of His mercy, and His pleasure, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever."
Reference: (9-At-Tawbah:21)
﴿وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَمَسَاكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِي جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ ۚ وَرِضْوَانٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ﴾
"Allah has promised the believing men and believing women gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide eternally, and beautiful purified dwellings in gardens of everlasting bliss. And the greatest success is the pleasure of Allah. That is the supreme triumph."
Reference: (9-At-Tawbah:72)
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
إن الله عزوجل يقول لاهل الجنة: يا أهل الجنة فيقولون: لبيك، ربنا وسعديك، والخير فى يديك فيقول: هل رضيتم؟ فيقولون: ومالنا لا نرضى؟ يا رب وقد أعطيتنا مالم تعط احدا من خلقك. فيقول: ألا أعطيكم أفضل من ذلك؟ فيقولون: يا رب و أى شيء أفضل من ذلك؟ فيقول: أحل عليكم رضواني، فلا أسخط عليكم بعده أبدا.
Allah Almighty will say to the inhabitants of Paradise, O inhabitants of Paradise! They will say: O our Lord! We are present and seek happiness through obeying You, and all goodness is in Your hands. Allah Almighty will say: Are you pleased? They will say: O our Lord! How can we not be pleased when You have given us what You have not given to any of Your creation? Allah Almighty will say: Shall I not give you something better than this? The people of Paradise will say: What is better than this (Paradise)? Allah Almighty will say: I bestow upon you My pleasure, and from this day forward I will never be displeased with you.
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Paradise and its Blessings, Chapter on the Honor of Allah's Pleasure upon the People of Paradise, Hadith No: 2829.
◈ Conversation Among Themselves:
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ﴿٢٥﴾ قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ ﴿٢٦﴾ فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ ﴿٢٧﴾ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿٢٨﴾
"And they will turn to one another, conversing. They will say, 'Before this life of the Hereafter, we used to fear the torment of the Hereafter among our families. So Allah has done a great favor upon us and saved us from the torment of scorching wind. We used to call upon Him before. Indeed, He is the Beneficent, the Merciful.'"
Reference: (52-At-Tur:25 to 28)
◈ Removal of Enmity and Hatred:
﴿وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهَارُ ۖ وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلَا أَنْ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ ۖ لَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِالْحَقِّ ۖ وَنُودُوا أَن تِلْكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ﴾
"And We will remove whatever rancor is in their breasts. Rivers will flow beneath them. And they will say, 'Praise be to Allah, who has guided us to this; never could we have found guidance if Allah had not guided us. Indeed, the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth.' And it will be said to them, 'This is the Paradise you have been made to inherit for what you used to do.'"
Reference: (7-Al-A'raf:43)
◈ The Divine Vision:
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ ﴿٢٢﴾ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ ﴿٢٣﴾
On that day, many faces will be fresh and radiant, looking towards their Lord."
Reference: (75-Al-Qiyamah:22, 23)
﴿لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ ۖ وَلَا يَرْهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمْ قَتَرٌ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ﴾
Those who do righteous deeds will have Paradise, and they will be granted the vision of Allah, and neither gloom nor humiliation will cover their faces. They are the inhabitants of Paradise, and they will abide therein forever."
Reference: (10-Yunus:26)
Sayyiduna Suhaib (RA) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
إذا دخل أهل الجنة الجنة، يقول الله تعالى: تريدون شيئا ازيدكم؟ فيقولون: الم تبيض وجوهنا؟ ألم تدخلنا الجنة وتنجنا من النار؟ قال: فيكشف الحجاب فما أعطوا شيئا احب إليهم من النظر الى ربهم ثم تلا للذين أحسنوا.
"When the people of Paradise enter Paradise, Allah will say: Do you need anything that I may grant you? They will say: O Allah! You have brightened our faces and admitted us into Paradise and saved us from Hellfire. (What more could we ask for?) Then the veil will be lifted, and they will behold the face of Allah. Nothing will be given to them greater than the vision of Allah. Then you recited this very verse (above)."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, No: 297, 298.
◈ The Width of Paradise :
وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ﴿١٣٢﴾ وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿١٣٣﴾
And obey Allah and His Messenger so that you may be shown mercy. And hasten to the forgiveness of your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous."
Reference: (3-Al Imran:132,133)
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (RA) reports that the Noble Prophet (SAW) said:
إن فى الجنة لشجرة يسير الراكب فى ظلها مائة سنة.
"There is a tree in Paradise such that if a rider travels under its shade for one hundred years, he will not be able to cross it."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Paradise and its Blessings, Chapter: The Rider's Ease in its Shade, No: 2826
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Qais (RA) narrates that the Noble Prophet (SAW) said:
إن للمؤمن فى الجنة لخيمة من لؤلوة واحدة مجوفة، طولها ستون ميلا للمؤمن فيها أهلون، يطوف عليهم المؤمن فلا يرى بعضهم بعضا.
"In Paradise, the believer will have a tent made of a single pearl, sixty miles long, and his family will be inside it. The believer will go to meet them, but they will be so far apart that they will not be able to see each other."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Paradise, Chapter on the Description of the Tents of Paradise, No: 2838.
◈ Good Abode:
﴿خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ حَسُنَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا﴾
"They will abide therein forever. It is a very good place and an excellent position."
Reference: (25-Al-Furqan:76)
﴿وَمَسَاكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِي جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ﴾
"They will have the best bungalows in Paradise, and that will be a great success."
Reference: (61-As-Saff:12)
◈ Danger of Death Ends:
﴿لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا الْمَوْتَ إِلَّا الْمَوْتَةَ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَاهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ﴾
"There they will not taste death, except the first death; and Allah will save them from the punishment of Hell."
Reference: (44-Ad-Dukhan:56)
Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (RA) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
يدخل اهل الجنة الجنة، واهل النار النار، ثم يقوم مؤذن بينهم: يا أهل النار لا موت، و يا أهل الجنة لا موت، خلود.
"When the people of Paradise enter Paradise and the people of Hell enter Hell, a caller will call out: O people of Hell! There will be no more death for you. O people of Paradise! There will be no more death for you. Now you will live forever in Paradise or Hell."
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Al-Riqaq, Chapter: Seventy Thousand Enter Paradise Without Reckoning, No: 6544.
◈ Rivers of Paradise:
﴿مَّثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ ۖ فِيهَا أَنْهَارٌ مِّن مَّاءٍ غَيْرِ آسِنٍ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّن لَّبَنٍ لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّنْ خَمْرٍ لَّذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّنْ عَسَلٍ مُّصَفًّى ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ كَمَنْ هُوَ خَالِدٌ فِي النَّارِ وَسُقُوا مَاءً حَمِيمًا فَقَطَّعَ أَمْعَاءَهُمْ﴾
"The description of the Paradise which has been promised to the righteous is that in it there are rivers of water that never spoil, and rivers of milk whose taste never changes, and rivers of wine that give great pleasure to the drinkers, and rivers of honey that is very pure. And for them therein is every kind of fruit, and forgiveness from their Lord. Is the description of this like the one who will abide forever in the Fire and be given boiling water that will cut up his intestines?"
Reference: (47-Muhammad:15)
Sayyiduna Hakim bin Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet of the Universe (peace be upon him) said:
إن فى الجنة بحر الماء، وبحر العسل، وبحر اللبن، وبحر الخمر، ثم تشقق الانهار بعد.
"In Paradise, there is a sea of water, and a sea of honey, and a sea of milk, and a sea of wine, and from them rivers flow forth continuously."
◈ Women and Houris:
إِنَّا أَنشَأْنَاهُنَّ إِنشَاءً ﴿٣٥﴾ فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا ﴿٣٦﴾ عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا ﴿٣٧﴾ لِّأَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ ﴿٣٨﴾ ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٣٩﴾ وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾
"We have specially created these houris, and made them virgins, loving their husbands and of equal age with them. These are for the right-handed ones, a group from the first, and a large company from the later ones."
Reference: (56-Al-Waqi'ah:35 to 40)
أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ ﴿٤١﴾ فَوَاكِهُ ۖ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾ فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ ﴿٤٣﴾ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ ﴿٤٤﴾ يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ ﴿٤٥﴾ بَيْضَاءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ ﴿٤٦﴾ لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾ وَعِندَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ ﴿٤٨﴾ كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ ﴿٤٩﴾
"For them is provision of every fruit, and they are honored and respected. In gardens of bliss, they will sit on thrones facing each other, with flowing cups of wine passing among them. The wine will be white and delicious to drink, causing neither headache nor intoxication, and with them will be modest, big-eyed houris with lowered gazes. Like hidden pearls."
Reference: (37-As-Saffat:41 to 49)
فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ ﴿٥٦﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٥٧﴾ كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ ﴿٥٨﴾ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٥٩﴾
"There are shy, modest-eyed houris, untouched by any jinn or human before them. Which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? They will be like rubies and coral. Which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?"
Reference: (55-Ar-Rahman:56 to 59)
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
ولو أن أمرأة من نساء أهل الجنة إطلعت إلى الأرض لا ضاءت ما بينهما، ولملأت ما بينهما ريحا ولنصيفها خير من الدنيا وما فيها.
"If a houri of Paradise looks down to the earth, the space between the earth and the sky will be illuminated, and the space between the earth and the sky will be perfumed, and the houri's veil is better than the treasures of the world."
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Riqaq, Chapter on Description of Paradise and Hell, Hadith No: 6568.
◈ Every desire will be fulfilled in Paradise:
﴿جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۖ لَهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَاءُونَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْزِي اللَّهُ الْمُتَّقِينَ﴾
Gardens of eternity where rivers flow beneath, wherever they wish to go, whatever they ask for will be there for them. Allah grants such rewards to the righteous.”
Reference: (16-An-Nahl:31)
﴿نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِي أَنفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ ﴾
“We were your companions in your worldly life, and we will be in the Hereafter as well. Whatever your soul desires and whatever you ask for is all present in Paradise.”
Reference: (41-Fussilat:31)
◈ Meeting with parents, spouse, and children:
جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ ۖ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن كُلِّ بَابٍ ﴿٢٣﴾ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُم بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ ۚ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ ﴿٢٤﴾
Gardens of eternal residence where they themselves will go, and from among their parents, spouses, and children who were righteous, angels will come to them from every gate. They will say, ‘Peace be upon you for your patience; what a good reward is this home.’”
Reference: (13-Ar-Ra’d:23,24)
◈ The fragrance of Paradise:
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr رضي الله عنهما that the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
من قتل معاهدا لم يرح رائحة الجنة، وإن ريحها يوجد من مسيرة أربعين عاما.
"Whoever kills a non-Muslim citizen (dhimmi) unjustly will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise, and the fragrance of Paradise will come from a distance of forty years."
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Jizya and Truce, Chapter: The Sin of Killing a Covenant-Bound Person ..... No: 3166.
◈ Gates of Paradise:
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab رضي الله عنه that the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
ما منكم من احد يتوضأ فيبلع او فيسبع الوضوء ثم يقول: اشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا عبد ورسوله وفي رواية... أشهد ان لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له واشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله إلا فتحت له أبواب الجنة الثمانية، يدخل من أيها شاء.
"Whoever among you performs ablution well and then says: اشهد ان لا اله الا الله الخ then for him the eight gates of Paradise are opened, and he may enter through whichever he wishes."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Ablution, Chapter: Recommended Remembrance after Ablution, No: 234.
◈ Levels of Paradise:
عن عبادة بن الصامت رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: فى الجنة مائة درجة مابين كل درجتين كما بين السماء والأرض، والفردوس أعلها درجة، ومنها تفجر أنهار الجنة الأربعة، ومن فوقها يكون العرش، فإذا سألتم الله فاستلوه الفردوس.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubada bin As-Samit رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: "Paradise has one hundred levels, and the distance between every two levels is like the distance between the earth and the sky. The highest level is called Al-Firdaus, from which the four rivers of Paradise flow. Above Al-Firdaus is the Throne of Allah Almighty. Whenever you ask Allah for Paradise, ask for Al-Firdaus."
Reference: Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Book of the Description of Paradise, Chapter on the Description of the Levels of Paradise, Hadith No: 2531 -
Al-Albani رحمه الله has declared it "Sahih".It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Prophet of Mercy صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
إن فى الجنة مائة درجة أعدها الله للمجاهدين فى سبيل الله، ما بين الدرجتين كما بين السماء والأرض
"Paradise has one hundred levels, which Allah has prepared for the Mujahideen. The distance between two levels is like the distance between the earth and the sky."
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Jihad, Chapter on the Levels of the Mujahideen, Hadith No: 2790.
◈ Markets of Paradise:
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
إن فى الجنة لسوقا، يأتونها كل جمعة، فتهب ريح الشمال فتحثو فى وجوههم وثيابهم، فيزدادون حسنا و جمالا، فيرجعون إلى أهليهم وقد ازدادوا حسنا و جمالا فيقول لهم اهلوهم: والله لقد ازدادتم بعدنا حسنا و جمالا فيقولون: وانتم والله لقد ازددتم بعدنا حسنا وجمالا.
There is a market in Paradise where every Friday the people of Paradise will come. A wind will blow from the north, whose dust (consisting of musk and saffron) will fall on the faces and clothes of the people of Paradise, increasing their beauty and charm. When they return to their homes, the beauty and charm of their wives will also be greater than before. The wives will say to their husbands, "By Allah! Your beauty and charm have increased greatly after us." The people of Paradise will say, "By Allah! Your beauty and charm have also greatly increased after us."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Paradise, Chapter on the Market of Paradise, Hadith No: 2833.
◈ Trees of Paradise:
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
إن فى الجنة لشجرة يسير الراكب فى ظلها مائة سنة لا يقطعها.
"There is a tree in Paradise whose shade a rider could travel under for a hundred years and still not cross it."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Paradise, Chapter: There is a tree in Paradise, Hadith No: 7136.
◈ Clothing and Jewelry:
﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤْلُؤًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌ﴾
Allah will admit the believers and the doers of good into gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments there will be pure silk.
Reference: (22-Al-Hajj:23)
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Saad bin Abi Waqqas (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
لو ان ما يقل ظفر مما فى الجنة بدا لتزخرفت له ما بين خوافق السموات والارض، ولو أن رجلا من أهل الجنة اطلع فبدا أساوره لطمس ضوء الشمس كما تطمس الشمس ضوء النجوم.
If something the size of a fingernail from the things of Paradise appears, it would illuminate everything between the horizons of the earth and the sky. If a man from Paradise looks into this world with his bracelet, it would extinguish the sunlight just as the sunlight extinguishes the starlight."
Reference: Sunan Tirmidhi, Book of Description of Paradise, Chapter on the Description of the People of Paradise, Hadith No: 2538 -
Al-Albani (may Allah have mercy on him) declared it "Sahih".Sayyiduna Bara bin Azib (RA) says that a silk garment was brought before the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). When people expressed amazement at its fineness and softness, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
أتعجبون من لين هذه؟ لـمـنـاديل سعد بن معاذ خير منها.
You are amazed at this, but the handkerchiefs of Saad bin Muadh in Paradise are better than this."
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Virtues of the Companions, Chapter on the Merits of Saad bin Muadh, Hadith No: 3802
◈ The Pond of Kawthar:
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas رضي الله عنه that the Prophet of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
ترى فيه آباريق الذهب والفضة كعدد نجوم السماء.
"At the Pond of Kawthar, you will see cups of gold and silver, as numerous as the stars in the sky."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Virtues, Chapter on Affirmation of the Pond of Our Prophet, No: 2303/42
◈ The River Kawthar:
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas رضي الله عنهما says the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
الكوثر نهر فى الجنة حافتاه، من ذهب ومجراه على الدر والياقوت، تربته أطيب من المسك وماؤه أعلى من العسل وأبيض من الثلج.
"Kawthar is a river in Paradise whose banks are of gold, its water flows over pearls and rubies, its soil is more fragrant than musk, its water is sweeter than honey and whiter than snow."
Reference: Sunan Tirmidhi, Book of Tafsir, Chapter on Surat Al-Kawthar, No: 3361-
Al-Albani رحمه الله has declared it authentic.◈ The Breath of the People of Paradise:
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah رضي الله عنهما says, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
إن أهل الجنة يأكلون فيها ويشربون ولا يتفلون ولا يبولون، ولا يتغوطون ولا يمتخطون قالوا: فما بال الطعام؟ قال: جشاء ورشح كرشح المسك يلهمون التسبيح والتحميد، كما يلهمون النفس.
The people of Paradise will eat and drink but will neither spit nor urinate nor defecate nor blow their noses. The Companions asked: "Then where will the food go?" He صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: "Belching and sweat will come out (which will digest the food). The people of Paradise will glorify and praise Allah just as they breathe."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Paradise, Chapter on the description of Paradise and its inhabitants, Hadith number: 2835.
◈ Supplication to Allah for Paradise:
A believing Muslim should ask Allah Almighty for Paradise, so that Paradise itself recommends the person to enter it. Therefore, the Leader of the Prophets, peace be upon him, said:
من سأل الله الجنة ثلاث مرات قالت الجنة: أللهم أدخله الجنة، ومن استجار من النار ثلاث مرات قالت النار: أللهم أجره من النار
“If a person asks Allah for Paradise three times, Paradise says: O Allah, admit him into Paradise. And if a person seeks refuge from Hellfire three times, Hellfire says: O Allah, save him from Hellfire.”
Reference: Sunan Tirmidhi, Book of the Description of Paradise, Chapter on the Description of the Rivers of Paradise, Hadith No: 2572 -
Al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on him, declared it "Sahih."
